Carey Olsen has been ranked in the top ten legal advisers for the top 100 Alternative Investment Market (AIM) clients.

It is the only Channel Islands law firm to feature in the quarterly Hemscott rankings of leading legal advisers for clients on the junior market.

"We are well placed alongside some of the Cityís leading Magic Circle law firms," said Graham Hall, Partner, Carey Olsen Guernsey.

"We are regularly instructed by leading commercial and institutional clients, as well as law firms in the City of London, and have acted on some of the most high profile AIM company transactions. Clients know we have the expertise and depth to handle†the most complex and ground-breaking corporate transactions and our position on the Hemscott rankings reflects this."

In the rankings for clients by market capitalisation Carey Olsen has a £2,513m share, an increase of £294m since May 2008, prompting the firms climb from 13th to 9th position (out of 20) in the rankings. This places them ahead of some of the Cityís leading law firms, such as Eversheds LLP and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.

In terms of the number of AIM clients the Channel Island firm has moved up a space to 11th with a respectable 38 clients.

Hemscott's Adviser Rankings Guide is a comprehensive listing of leading providers of professional services to all UK and Irish companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. This is the leading consolidated source of information on corporate advisers and their clients.

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